baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2504608-A (GB)
Title: Time shifting participation by a user in a recorded virtual-world teleconferencing session
Inventor: BENTLEY JON LOUIS
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2013-06-20
Abstract: Providing an immersive virtual world conference environment, the method including: establishing a live virtual world conference, by use of a virtual world server; recording, in a memory coupled to the virtual world server, events related to live participants in the live virtual world conference, receiving a request from a first virtual user to experience the virtual world conference at a predetermined virtual time that is different than a present real time; retrieving from the memory events related to live participants that occurred no later than the predetermined .virtual time; restoring a conference state based upon the retrieved events; and providing an interaction responsive to the conference state and the first virtual user, in order to produce the immersive virtual world conference state. It may allow users of a virtual world conference to visit and interact with the past history of the virtual world conference, at a past point in time, and then the visiting users may fast-forward and interact with later points in time of the virtual world conference, beyond the past point in time, up to the present point in time. Although the underlying recorded virtual world from which the presented view is derived does not change, actions of visiting users and interactions among visiting users may change and presented views thereof may change if such change does not affect the recorded virtual world.
Patent GB-2516039-A (GB)
Title: Security Lighting
Inventor: YATES ADAM JOHN
IPC: F21S10/00
Filed: 2013-07-08
Abstract: A device for providing variable diffusion of infra-red and white light for a panning or zooming video camera has a waterproof enclosure comprising a heat dissipating back 1, an array of LEDs 2 and a power management PCB 3. A polycarbonate front cover 5 has a central circular hole providing a waterproof rotary link 6 to control the mechanism. The mechanism comprises two or more clear revolving discs 7, 8, one with gear teeth around its entire circumference and the other with gear teeth around only a part of its circumference. Linking the discs is a gear wheel 9 which may be electrically driven. Movement between the discs is limited to a fraction of a turn via mechanical stops 10. Each disc may carry a diffuser 11 to modify the light output.
Patent GB-2500552-A (GB)
Title: Stable lactase drops
Inventor: RAJU NSV
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2012-11-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to stable lactase drops composition having pH of about 4.0 - 5.0, wherein the composition comprises at least one polyol and one or more buffering agents.
Patent GB-2504858-A (GB)
Title: Last branch record indicators for transactional memory
Inventor: RAJWAR RAVI
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2011-07-28
Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes an execution unit and at least one last branch record (LBR) register to store address information of a branch taken during program execution. This register may further store a transaction indicator to indicate whether the branch was taken during a transactional memory (TM) transaction. This register may further store an abort indicator to indicate whether the branch was caused by a transaction abort. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2521857-A (GB)
Title: UHF RFID tag for bottles wines spirits has radio tamper evident means
Inventor: MAPLESTON DAVID BERNARD
IPC: B65D41/34
Filed: 2014-01-06
Abstract: A cap 5 with an insulator or gap 7 beneath and a conductive collar 8; each of which connect to an RFID tag to form an antenna. The bottles fluid or a plate can enhance or disrupt the antenna by affecting its capacitance, inductance, impedance or resonance. The electrical connection to the antenna ideally includes weaknesses such as perforations 2 to assist disconnection when the cap is moved. The tag can include additional inputs to detect tampering. The RFID tag and the collar part of the antenna can be integrally formed by printing on a label or strap 1. The collar 8 and lid 5 preferably have matching impedances. The tag is designed to be read by a leaky feeder. There is a mathematical relationship between the authentication code and the user data to enhance security.
Patent GB-2507441-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust system including two zone catalyst and SCR catalyst
Inventor: BLAKEMAN PHILIP GERALD
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2012-12-11
Abstract: An exhaust system 20 for an internal combustion engine comprises two catalysed substrate monoliths. The first catalysed substrate monolith 12 comprises a first washcoat coating in a first zone 16, and a second washcoat coating in a second zone 18. The first washcoat coating comprises a catalyst composition comprising at least one platinum group metal (PGM) and at least one support material. At least one PGM in the first washcoat coating is liable to volatilise when the first washcoat coating is exposed to relatively extreme conditions including relatively high temperatures. The second washcoat coating comprises at least one material supporting copper for trapping volatilised PGM and is oriented to contact exhaust gas that has contacted the first washcoat. The second catalysed substrate monolith l4 comprises a catalyst for selectively catalysing the reduction of oxides of nitrogen to dinitrogen with a nitrogenous reductant, and is disposed downstream from the first catalysed substrate monolith.
Patent GB-2523600-A (GB)
Title: Connecting an underwater vehicle to a tether
Inventor: ASKEW JULIAN PAUL
IPC: B66D1/395
Filed: 2014-03-01
Abstract: Apparatus for connection of an underwater vehicle (102 fig. 2) by a tether 109 comprises a drum 302 which stores the tether 109 so that the tether 109 is unwound from the drum to allow the underwater vehicle (102 fig. 2) to move away from the apparatus, a pulley system 303 which engages with the tether 109 and which also unwinds the tether 109 from the drum 302, a pulley-drive operable in a forward mode to drive the pulley system 303 for the unwinding of the tether 109 and operable in a braking mode to resist the re-winding of the tether 109 and a drum-drive operable in a forward mode to drive the drum 302 for the re-winding of the tether 109 and operable in a braking mode to resist the unwinding of the tether 109. The drum 302 may have a helical surface such as a helical sleeve applied over a smooth drum. The pulley-drive and drum-drive may include first and second hydraulic motors (501, 502 fig. 5).
Patent GB-2514480-A (GB)
Title: Downhole Apparatus
Inventor: MACLEOD IAIN MORRISON
IPC: E21B23/06
Filed: 2014-04-09
Abstract: A setting tool 10 for use in a downhole wellbore comprises a hydraulic fluid pumping mechanism 78 for providing pressurised hydraulic fluid. A piston mechanism 116 is moveable by said pressurised hydraulic fluid acting upon a portion of the piston mechanism 116. A resetting mechanism 84 is provided which when operated releases the pressurised hydraulic fluid from acting upon said portion of the piston and which results in the resetting of the setting tool. In addition, a method for resetting a setting tool is described including the steps of: (i) running the setting tool downhole;(ii) actuating the setting tool and thereby deploying an apparatus downhole; (iii) retrieving the setting tool to surface; and (iv) bleeding off pressure to reset the setting tool. Furthermore, a locking mechanism 100 and a visual indication unit 61; 62, 63 for the downhole tool are also described, the visual indication unit being adapted to be mounted on an outer part or outer housing (50) of the downhole tool and being adapted to display variable data and/or other variable information to an operator of the downhole tool.
Patent GB-2513488-A (GB)
Title: Methods of preparation and forming supported active metal catalysts and precursors
Inventor: HYMAN RICHARD
IPC: B01J37/03
Filed: 2012-10-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing a supported catalyst, which method comprises the steps of; (i) providing a porous catalyst support comprising a framework having an internal pore structure comprising one or more pores which internal pore structure comprises a precipitant; (ii) contacting the catalyst support with a solution or colloidal suspension comprising a catalytically active metal such that, on contact with the precipitant, particles comprising the catalytically active metal are precipitated within the internal pore structure of the framework of the catalyst support. The invention also relates to supported catalysts made according to the above method, and to use of the catalysts in catalysing chemical reactions, for example in the Fischer Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons.
Patent GB-2514267-A (GB)
Title: Smart Honking
Inventor: VIJAYSWAMY RANJEET
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: A smart horn comprises a sensor 10 which receives a signal, a filter 12 which analyses the signal according to given properties and then provides a warning. The signal is embodied as any of a sound wave (another cars horn), a radio signal or a proximity sensor. The warning is preferably a visual warning 18 which may take the form of LEDs arranged in the steering column (figure 4) or within an instrument cluster. The received signal may indicate a movement towards the vehicle by an object. Also disclosed is a device by which upon a driver pressing a horn a proximity sensor determines if there is an object (i.e. a pedestrian) in proximity to the vehicle; if there is sounds the horn is sounded and if not then the radio transmitter is triggered. The purpose of the invention is to enable drivers (e.g. deaf, surrounded by loud music, out of sight of hazard) to be aware of other vehicles warning signals and to reduce noise pollution caused by car horns.
Patent GB-2510542-A (GB)
Title: Corona discharging device and ion migration spectrometer having same
Inventor: CHEN ZHIQIANG
IPC: G01N27/62
Filed: 2012-11-29
Abstract: A corona discharging device (50), including a first electrode (12), the first electrode (12) including a first inner cavity portion (530) of a roughly cylindrical shape and a second inner cavity portion (550) of a roughly conical shape communicating with the first inner cavity portion (530). The area of the cross section of the second inner cavity portion (550) in a direction away from the first inner cavity portion (530) increases gradually. An ion migration spectrometer (10) applying the abovementioned corona discharging device (50), including an ionization region (24); and a corona discharging device (50) are provided in the ionization region (24). In addition, a focusing storage electrode (14) can be used to effectively shield the corona discharging pulse interference, draw and focus sample ions; and the designed voltage control scheme realizes migration discrimination of ions and at the same time shields the ion number fluctuation caused by corona pulses, achieving the effect of stable migration spectrum lines.
Patent GB-2536854-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle and a vehicle mountable device
Inventor: RAJESHWAR RAO DEGALA
IPC: B60L8/00
Filed: 2014-07-11
Abstract: A vehicle mountable device for generating electrical energy includes: a first turbine that is at least partially enclosed within a housing 2; and a generator arranged to receive a rotary input from a rotating axle of the first turbine to generate electrical energy, wherein the housing is configured to allow connection of the device at, or close to, an edge of a vehicle 3, such that, in use, fluid flowing past the edge of the vehicle drives the first turbine. The generator has a changeable rotary input and is selectively configurable to be driven by the first turbine when the vehicle is in motion or a second turbine 16 when the vehicle is stationary. A gear system 14 couples a rotating axle 17 of the second turbine to the generator. A generally horizontal gear 152 is mounted to the rotating axle of the second turbine and engages with gear 153 which, in turn, engages a drive gear 151 that is fitted to the rotating axle of the first turbine. A stand 18 may be coupled to the rear of the vehicle and, when the vehicle is stationary, the second turbine may be attached to the stand to enable the generator to be driven.
Patent GB-2520801-A (GB)
Title: Method for protecting the authenticity of an article from imitation and counterfeit
Inventor: MARINKIN DIMITRI
IPC: G07D7/00
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: A method for product authentication comprises attaching a bank note to a product label during the packaging process. The bank note serial number is encoded or encrypted to produce a code which is applied to the outer surface of the label. The code may be an alphanumerical code or a two dimensional code such as a barcode or QR code, and may be decoded or decrypted using a cryptographic key. The decoded or decrypted code may be compared with the serial number in order to authenticate the product. The verification process may utilise a manufacturers website or an app on a user device, and may take place online or offline.
Patent GB-2514988-A (GB)
Title: Venting pump device
Inventor: REGT JEROEN D DE
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2013-03-15
Abstract: A simplified pump system including a bellow (310) having a suction valve (312), a stem (320), a fluid lock (330), and a tube retainer (380) having a vent element wherein the product flow into and out of a pump chamber formed by the bellow (310) and stem (320) is controlled by the suction valve (312) and fluid lock (330).
Patent GB-2531288-A (GB)
Title: Methods derived from a theoretical model of knowledge-generating systems
Inventor: YOUNG ARTHUR PHILIP
IPC: G06F9/00
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: A method of constructing a processor-controlled system consists of populations of entities. An entity E is physical material conforming, while the entity exists, to a specification E. A population P is composed of entities P. The system embodies at least one population P containing, at a time while the system runs, a number of entities P, said number dependent on behaviour within the system before said time. Lists or histories descriptive of past behaviour of entities and the system are identified and read. This method may be applied in a message routing system where there is a population of input channels and a population of output channels.
Patent GB-2522101-A (GB)
Title: Metallisation of an electrically insulating housing of an aeronautic engine
Inventor: SAYN-URPAR JULIEN
IPC: F02C7/32
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: An aeronautic engine comprising a housing 10, made of electrically insulating material, the housing comprising at least one metallic piece 16a, 16b, 17, 18; an engine structural piece (2, fig. 2), comprising metallic material (2, 3) and connected to the housing; an equipment 30, fixed to the housing. The equipment is connected to the structural piece (2) by the metallic piece, by an electrically conductive connecting path 20, 22. Preferably the metallic piece comprises one of a flange, a slave arm 16a, 16b, an inspection door threshold 18, an equipment threshold 17; the connecting path comprises at least a metal-metal contact 22 or a ground braid 20; the metal-metal contact comprises a metallic support 32 fixed to the equipment and a connecting flange 12, which is adapted to fix the housing to the structural piece; the housing is an Outer Fan Duct housing (OFD) and the structural piece is a fan housing; the insulating material comprises composite material with fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix.
Patent GB-2531779-A (GB)
Title: Device For Automotive Repair
Inventor: BRIAN MCGUIGAN
IPC: B25D1/16
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: A device for removing a wishbone from a vehicle comprising: a top plate 10 provided with means 11 for attaching the device to a wishbone, said means may be a strap; a bottom plate provided with a strike plate and a foot grip 13, which may be a strap, or knee plate (fig.6 23); an elongate bar 14 connecting the top plate to the bottom plate; and strike means 15 adapted to slide up and down along the elongate bar between the top plate and the bottom plate. The attachment belt 11 may be removably attached to one end of plate 10 via a D-ring (101) and fixably attached to the other via slots in the plate 10. The strike means may be a dead blow hammer which may have section the bottom of which is filled with lead shot, there may be a removable nylon cap to reduce noise. There may be a strike plate and hammer bolt 17 attached to the bottom plate 12.
Patent GB-2523897-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for use in a vehicle
Inventor: HOARE EDWARD
IPC: G01S15/93
Filed: 2015-02-03
Abstract: A ground speed determination module 20 (GSD) is operable to calculate an absolute ground speed of the vehicle independent of a rotational speed of wheels and, to this end, the GSD module 20 receives data from a plurality of vehicle sensor systems into an input/output unit 56 (I/O unit). The GSD module 20 receives a first data input 60 from a global navigation satellite system receiver (10, fig 1) (GNSS/GPS), a second data input 62 from at least one radar sensor (8) and a third data input 64 from one or more ultrasonic sensors (6). A controller 50 is operable to arbitrate between the data inputs 60-64 in dependence on one or more of a reliability of the data inputs and a vehicle operating condition, and then provides priority to one of the data inputs to calculate the ground speed. The ground speed output 66 is used in one or more client systems, such as a hill descent system and a terrain response system etc. Reference is also made to a method of determining ground speed and to a vehicle having apparatus for determining ground speed.
Patent GB-2540331-A (GB)
Title: Flood prevention system and method
Inventor: ALEXIS HANNAH SMITH
IPC: E04H9/14
Filed: 2015-03-20
Abstract: The system 100 includes a perimeter barrier 14 around a zone 22 to be protected and a soak way system 32-34 disposed sub-surface within the protected zone 22 and designed to collect surface water from within the protected zone 22. A sump 30 is provided within the protected zone 22 and includes a pump 170 for pumping water from the sump outside the protected zone 22 beyond the perimeter barrier 14. A series of sensors 102-106 senses the presence of ground water inside and outside the protected zone 22 and within the sump 30. A control unit 108 is coupled to the sensors 102-108 and controls the operation of the pump 170 in order to remove water from the sump 30 at a rate sufficient for preventing flooding within the protected zone 32. The control unit 108 can provide warning of impending flooding. A later embodiment relates to a method of preventing flooding using said system.
Patent GB-2524673-A (GB)
Title: Heat pump system
Inventor: TAMAKI SHOGO
IPC: F25B30/02
Filed: 2013-01-07
Abstract: A heat pump system (100) which, in the heater priority mode, adjusts the degree of supercooling of an indoor-side heat exchanger (5), and in the hot water supply priority mode, adjusts the degree of supercooling of the hot water supply-side heat exchanger (water-side heat exchanger (10)) or the discharge temperature for the compressor (1).
Patent GB-2530850-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for providing content protection in a computer system
Inventor: FRENCH EDWARD MICHAEL
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2015-07-16
Abstract: A computer system (10) includes a server device (100) which provides one or more content packages (20) each comprising a plurality of asset files (22). A client device (200) stores the content packages (20), and generates a virtual environment based on the asset files to be displayed on a display unit (205). A tracker (270) is arranged to record a sequence of access requests made by the client device in relation to the asset files (22) according to progress through the virtual environment at the client device (200), and to distinguish between legitimate and non-legitimate behaviour of the client device (200) according to the recorded sequence of access requests. The tracker may use a model, which is based on other client devices and their progress though the virtual environment, to determine the behavior.
Patent GB-2535254-A (GB)
Title: Closure assembly with a window and a method of making the same
Inventor: KUEI-YUNG CHEN WANG
IPC: E06B3/72
Filed: 2015-08-13
Abstract: The door comprises front and rear panels 101, 102 having apertures, a frame 109 between the panels extending along the aperture and defining a cavity, and filling material in the cavity for bonding the panels. Each panel may have a pair of positioning ribs 106, 107 between which projections 109A, 109B on the frame are received. The door may have first and second glass holders 110A, 110B. The first holder may be integral with the frame or separate. The second holder may be releasably retained to the first by snap fastening 111A, 111B. The holders may be identical, and comprise conventional glazing cassettes. The door may have two window apertures separated by a removable divider. The panels may be compression molded and the apertures stamped or punched. The filling material may be foam. Also claimed is a method of making the door.
Patent GB-2525542-A (GB)
Title: Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle
Inventor: ZHAO LILI
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2014-01-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus (200) for estimating a condition of battery is disclosed. The apparatus (200) for estimating a condition for a battery comprises: a mode identifying unit (201) configured to identify a usage mode of the battery during a period of time and its corresponding attenuation curve, according to recorded data on battery usage, stored usage modes of the battery and attenuation curves corresponding to the various usage modes (SI), the attenuation curve representing a change of a fully charged capacity of the battery with battery usage; and a condition estimating unit (202) configured to calculate battery degradation according to the recorded data, the identified usage mode and its corresponding attenuation curve, the degradation representing a quantity of the fully charged capacity of the battery that is reduced over the battery usage (S2). The invention solves a problem of estimating the condition of the battery more correctly so as to more rationally judge the residual value of the battery in operation.
Patent GB-2534959-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program product for sending information over a network
Inventor: GRAHAM WILLIAMS
IPC: H04W4/14
Filed: 2015-09-24
Abstract: A method for sending secondary information, e.g. adverts, in messages over a network, comprises selecting a message having a maximum size and having a first section filled with primary information 808, determining the size of a secondary section being the difference between the maximum size and the size of the first section 814, determining a portion of secondary information having a size smaller or equal to the size of the secondary section 816, at least partially filling the secondary section with the portion of secondary information 818, and sending the filled message 820. Short Message Service (SMS) messages may be used. The receiver stores the portion of secondary information and rebuilds the secondary information when it has received all of the portions 826. In another embodiment the receiver stores adverts locally in an indexed table and then retrieves an advert when it receives a message containing an index. The secondary information may be a social media post and may be sent to a web server after rebuilding.